Live music in Worcester

98 upcoming shows at 34 venues in Worcester from Tue, Nov 3, 2026 to Thu, Dec 31, 2026.

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The DCU Center at dusk in downtown Worcester — the arena anchors the city's concert calendar

Upcoming shows

— Hot Mulligan at Worcester Palladium
7:00 PM · With One Step Closer, Riley!, Wakelee. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour at DCU Center
7:00 PM · Disney Descendants, Zombies & Camp Rock: Worlds Collide concert tour · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Los Angeles Guitar Quartet at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM · Luth Concert Hall, Prior Performing Arts Center. Prior Presents; Grammy Award-winning quartet, residency Nov 2-4. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Lunchtime Concert Series: Stay On It at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
12:00 PM · The Beehive, Prior Performing Arts Center. Julius Eastman's 'Stay On It'. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Bumpin Uglies at Off The Rails
7:30 PM · With Artikal Sound System & Joey Harkum. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Forbidden at Palladium Upstairs
7:00 PM · Chaos by Design US Tour. With Heathen, Void, Fatal Pulse. Upstairs room. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Secondhand Serenade at Palladium Upstairs
7:00 PM · With Matt Nilsen. Upstairs room. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— America's 250th: Music Worcester Celebrates at Mechanics Hall
7:00 PM · Soldiers' Chorus of US Army Field Band + choruses, cond. Everett McCorvey · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The Rangemasters & Reckoners at Off The Rails
8:00 PM · Doors 7:00 PM. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Microwave & Free Throw at Worcester Palladium
7:00 PM · With Carly Cosgrove, Kerosene Heights. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Annie in the Water at Electric Haze
— Disco Lemonade in Dante's at Firefly's BBQ at Firefly's BBQ
— We and the Dawg at The FrontRoom at WCUW
7:00 PM · The FrontRoom at WCUW, 910 Main St. Funk/soul/R&B; Bruce Reed et al. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Honey Revenge & Broadside & Dead Poet Society & Hunny at Worcester Palladium
— Honey Revenge x Dead Poet Society at Worcester Palladium
7:00 PM · With Broadside, Hunny. Bandsintown split this single bill into separate 'Broadside' and 'Dead Poet Society' listings — it is one show. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The Warped Tour Band with Fake Out Boy & All The Blink Things at Rascals
8:00 PM · Pop-punk tribute bill: The Warped Tour Band with Fake Out Boy & All The Blink Things. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Many Voices: Mechanics Hall Youth Singers Fall 2026 Concert at Mechanics Hall
— Saosin at Worcester Palladium
7:00 PM · '20 Years of Self-Titled.' With Silent Planet, Like Moths to Flames, Save Us. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Saosin & Silent Planet & Like Moths To Flames & Save Us at Palladium Upstairs
— Sunday Rock Party at Rascals at Rascals
— Sunday Rock Party: Seven Hill Psychos, Xgression, Sonic Bomb, Exploder at Rascals
3:00 PM · Seven Hill Psychos, Xgression, Sonic Bomb, Exploder (Back To The Asylum Farewell Tour). Afternoon show, 3:00-8:00 PM. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Mick Lawless Record Performance and Monkees Set at Upton Community Center Upton
— Chapel Artist Series: Sándor Kádár & Levente Kuzma at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
7:00 PM · St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. Organ recital. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Big Ass Truck I.E. at Palladium Upstairs
6:30 PM · With Mugshot, Restrictor Plate, Surfaced. Upstairs room. Bandsintown listed the same bill as 'Mugshot @ Palladium.' · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The Rock Orchestra: Arena of Fire at DCU Center
8:00 PM · Also billed as The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Holy Cross Orchestra Veterans Day Concert at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM · Luth Concert Hall, Prior Performing Arts Center. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Brown Bag Concert: BT ALC Small Band at Mechanics Hall
12:00 PM · Free Fall 2026 Brown Bag Concert Series (Mechanics Hall + 90.5 WICN), Great Hall · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The Rush Tribute Project at The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts
7:30 PM · Main Stage; Rush tribute (RTP) · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Morton Feldman's Triadic Memories | Amy Williams, piano at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM · Brooks Concert Hall. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Club 321: Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards at Mechanics Hall
7:00 PM · Club 321 in Washburn Hall; folk/Americana duo · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Harmony of Nations: Songs from Around the Arab World at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM · Luth Concert Hall, Prior Performing Arts Center. Jazal Choir, led by Alma Richeh. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Will Dempsey at Off The Rails
8:00 PM · With Harrison Goodell. Doors 7:00 PM. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Imminence at Worcester Palladium
7:30 PM · North America 2026 tour. With Dying Wish, Gaerea. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The Chris Fitz Band at The FrontRoom at WCUW
7:00 PM · The FrontRoom at WCUW, 910 Main St. Blues; Ken Clark (Hammond B3). Presented by Friday Night Blues with Darren and the Mayor. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— SPM Program I - Season 44 - Concert 1 at Hudson High School
— The Maine at Worcester Palladium
7:30 PM · 'The Tour Next Door.' With In Color. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The Great Escape (Tribute to Journey) at Rascals
8:00 PM · Journey tribute. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Chapel Artist Series: Organ Scholar Jessica Nguyễn '28 at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
12:30 PM · St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. Follows 11:30am Mass; works by Bach and Rheinberger. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Happy Birthday, America! - Symphony Pro Musica at Mechanics Hall
3:00 PM · Symphony Pro Musica America's 250th program incl. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Trivium at Worcester Palladium
6:35 PM · Crown in the Grave World Tour. With In Flames, Fit For An Autopsy, Frozen Soul. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Chamber Music Recital at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM · Brooks Concert Hall. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Brown Bag Concert: Yoko Miwa Trio at Mechanics Hall
12:00 PM · Free Fall 2026 Brown Bag Concert Series, Great Hall; jazz piano trio · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble Concert at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM · Luth Concert Hall, Prior Performing Arts Center. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Trey Anastasio + Billy Strings: A Benefit for Divided Sky at DCU Center
7:30 PM · Night 1 of 2 · Both artists backed by the Trey Anastasio Band; benefit for the Divided Sky Foundation. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Eddie and the Getaway at Off The Rails
7:00 PM · Songkick-listed Worcester stop for the country singer behind 'Cigarette,' with an Eventbrite ticket page for Eddie and the Getaway at Off The Rails. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Pain of Truth at Palladium Upstairs
6:30 PM · With Madball, Rotting Out, Locked Shut. Upstairs room. Bandsintown listed the same bill as 'Madball @ Palladium.' · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Trey Anastasio + Billy Strings: A Benefit for Divided Sky at DCU Center
7:30 PM · Night 2 of 2 · Both artists backed by the Trey Anastasio Band; benefit for the Divided Sky Foundation. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Mowesby & the Northern Flicker at The FrontRoom at WCUW
7:00 PM · The FrontRoom at WCUW, 910 Main St. Worcester post-folk. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra at Mechanics Hall
— A Night With Peter Mayer: Blue Boat Home at Worcester Palladium
— Whitechapel at Worcester Palladium
3:30 PM · 20th Anniversary Tour. With The Acacia Strain, Chelsea Grin, Suicide Silence, Emmure, AngelMaker, Netherwalker, Synestia. Listed SOLD OUT on the official calendar. Bandsintown listed the same bill as 'Suicide Silence @ Palladium.' · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The Brit Pack — British Invasion and More! at Rascals
8:00 PM · British Invasion tribute. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Jerry Cortez at The FrontRoom at WCUW
5:00 PM · The FrontRoom at WCUW, 910 Main St. Tower of Power guitarist (since 2010); with DJ Laney (vocals) and Debbie Gurrieri Maloney (flute). · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Chapel Artist Series: Ezequiel Menendez at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
3:00 PM · St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. Organ recital. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Rival Sons at Worcester Palladium
7:50 PM · Domestic Bliss Tour. With The Blue Stones, The Velveteers. Bandsintown showed 7:50 PM and 8:00 PM variants; official calendar's 7:50 PM used. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— John Nemeth at The Raven
— Holy Cross Wind Ensemble Pop-Up Concert at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
6:00 PM · The Beehive, Prior Performing Arts Center. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Envy + Michael Kane & The Morning Afters + Crash The Net + Decatur Way at The FrontRoom at WCUW
7:00 PM · The FrontRoom at WCUW, 910 Main St. Thanksgiving Eve bill, El Toro Productions. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The Mitch Chakour Band at The FrontRoom at WCUW
7:00 PM · The FrontRoom at WCUW, 910 Main St. Third date, added after Oct 23/24 sold out. SOLD OUT. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Houston Bernard & The Moonshine Band at Off The Rails
8:00 PM · A Bandsintown listing titled 'the Moonshine Band' for Nov 27 at Off The Rails is this same show. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— DragonForce at Worcester Palladium
7:00 PM · Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary. With Ensiferum, Rhapsody of Fire. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Aquanett at Rascals
8:00 PM · '80s metal tribute. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (Evening) at DCU Center
7:30 PM · Evening performance; 30th-anniversary tour · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (Matinee) at DCU Center
3:00 PM · Matinee performance; 30th-anniversary tour · Tickets / event listing ↗
— RAALO: Who's Next Artist Showcase at Electric Haze
8:00 PM · Doors 19:30, 18+.
— Chuck & Mud with Walter Crockett and Peter Allard at The FrontRoom at WCUW
7:00 PM · The FrontRoom at WCUW, 910 Main St. Thanksgiving show. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— AD/HD: The AC/DC Experience at Off The Rails
8:00 PM · AC/DC tribute. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— State Champs at Worcester Palladium
7:00 PM · 10 Years of 'Around the World and Back.' With Cartel, Taylor Acorn, Pinkshift. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Brown Bag Concert: Avery Sharpe at Mechanics Hall
12:00 PM · Free Fall 2026 Brown Bag Concert Series, Great Hall; jazz bassist (ex-McCoy Tyner) · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Kingdom of Giants at Palladium Upstairs
7:00 PM · Respawn Tour. With Deadlands, Holy Wars, Night Rider. Upstairs room. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Forty-Eighth Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
8:00 PM · St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The 2026 Boston Pops Holiday Tour at The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts
8:00 PM · Main Stage; Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Keith Lockhart · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Karen as Dolly: A Hollyest Dollyest Christmas Tribute Show at Mechanics Hall
7:30 PM · Karen Hester Dolly Parton tribute, holiday edition · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Slack at The FrontRoom at WCUW
7:00 PM · The FrontRoom at WCUW, 910 Main St. Hudson, MA alt-rock/blues-rock band (covers + originals). · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Gamelan Gita Sari Concert at College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM · Boroughs Theatre, Prior Performing Arts Center. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Handel's Messiah — The Worcester Chorus at Mechanics Hall
7:00 PM · Music Worcester; annual Worcester Chorus Messiah · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Back To The 80s Band at Rascals
8:00 PM · '80s tribute band. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Songwriters in the Round at The FrontRoom at WCUW
3:30 PM · The FrontRoom at WCUW, 910 Main St. First-Sunday monthly series hosted by Serena May Kilsmith; runs 3:30-6:30pm. Also in series_C.json. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Mike Tramp of White Lion Solo Acoustic at Rascals
5:30 PM · Mike Tramp of White Lion, solo acoustic, with Deuces Wild and Kevin Herchen. Doors 4:30 PM, music 5:30 PM. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Distant at Palladium Upstairs
7:00 PM · With Heavy//Hitter, Torn Open, Katywentmissing, Squelching. Upstairs room. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Stephanie J. Block: Merry Christmas, Darling at BrickBox Theater at JMAC
7:30 PM · BrickBox Theater at JMAC. Broadway in Worcester: Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block (The Cher Show) sings holiday tunes and Broadway favorites, with John McDaniel on piano. The biggest name in this cluster; kept big:false (cabaret bill, no separate major-platform headliner confirmation). · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Worcester Organ Performance Series: A Festive Performance of Holiday Music at Mechanics Hall
12:00 PM · Peter Krasinski organ with All-Saints Choir & Christon Carney; free holiday concert · Tickets / event listing ↗
— GWAR at Worcester Palladium
7:00 PM · With Midnight, Mac Sabbath, X-Cops. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Club 321: Michelle "Evil Gal" Willson at Mechanics Hall
7:00 PM · Club 321 in Washburn Hall; blues · Tickets / event listing ↗
— The Bouncing Souls at Worcester Palladium
7:00 PM · 'Born To Be Tour.' With The Suicide Machines, The Flatliners, The Jack Knives. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Darkest Hour at Palladium Upstairs
7:00 PM · With Judiciary, Atomic Rule. Upstairs room, same night as The Bouncing Souls in the main room. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Conservatory Holiday Showcase at BrickBox Theater at JMAC
7:00 PM · BrickBox Theatre at JMAC; Hanover Theatre Conservatory student holiday showcase · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Blue Light Bandits (Album Release Show) at Off The Rails
8:00 PM · Album release show. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Daisy Grenade at Palladium Upstairs
8:00 PM · With Boyish. Upstairs room. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Daydream at The FrontRoom at WCUW
7:00 PM · The FrontRoom at WCUW, 910 Main St. Roots jam band (Americana / Grateful Dead / Allman-style improv). · Tickets / event listing ↗
— 46th Annual Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops Concert at Mechanics Hall
8:00 PM · MSO with chorus, vocal soloists and Irish step dancers; annual sell-out tradition · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Neighbor & Leon Trout at Off The Rails
8:00 PM · With Leon Trout. Doors 7:00 PM. A Bandsintown listing under the garbled name 'Neighborpoem' for Dec 12 at Off The Rails is this same show. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Bike Routes at Palladium Upstairs
7:30 PM · With Good Sleepy. Upstairs room. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Brown Bag Concert: U.S. Navy Band Northeast with NEC Symphonic Winds & Chamber Singers at Mechanics Hall
12:00 PM · Free Fall 2026 Brown Bag Concert Series, Great Hall; annual combined holiday concert · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Cara Brindisi: 5th Annual Winter Solstice Concert at Mechanics Hall
— American Football at Worcester Palladium
8:00 PM · With She's Green. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Worcester Chorus Women's Ensemble: Holiday Concert at Trinity Lutheran Church
4:00 PM · Program incl. Britten's Ceremony of Carols.
— Consider the Source at Electric Haze
9:00 PM · With Espejismo per NoTreble's Oct 19, 2026 tour announcement. New Year's Eve show. · Tickets / event listing ↗

Weekly series

Monday — Hipswayers (Drink and Sway Mondays) at Vincent's
8:00 PM · Every Monday · Country-swing residency at Vincent's, Green Island — the bar's own weekly chalkboard lists 'Monday: Hipswayers 8-11', and the band's 'Drink and Sway Monday' posters corroborate the standing slot.
Tuesday — Boogie Chillin' at Vincent's
8:00 PM · Every Tuesday · Standing weekly slot on Vincent's official chalkboard ('Tuesday: Boogie Chillin' 8-11'); WCUW 91.3 weekly listings carry the same Tuesday residency.
Wednesday — Wednesday Sessions at Vincent's
8:00 PM · Every Wednesday · Two sets of live soul/R&B, no cover, anchored by drummer Duncan Arsenault with rotating guests. Documented by the session's own Substack (Oct 19, 2026 post for the Oct 21 session), Vincent's chalkboard, and WCUW listings across 2025-26.
Thursday — The Heavy Sweaters at Vincent's
8:00 PM · Every Thursday · Vincent's official chalkboard lists 'Thursday: Heavy Sweaters 8-11'; WCUW 91.3 listings show the same Thursday slot in June and October 2026.
Sunday — Big Jon Short at Vincent's
7:00 PM · Every Sunday · Big Jon Short's Sunday set at Vincent's, 7-10 PM, per WCUW 91.3 weekly listings (Sep 23 and Oct 7, 2026 editions).
Wednesday — The Space Jam (open jam) at Electric Haze
7:00 PM · Every Wednesday · Open jam hosted by Brandon Sunshine Esteves at Electric Haze, repeated in WCUW 91.3 weekly listings across many weeks of 2026 (Jan-Oct).
Thursday — Live Music Thursdays at Femme Bar
8:00 PM · Every Thursday · Standing live-music slot at Femme Bar, 8-11 PM with rotating named solo acts, per WCUW 91.3 Thursday listings through Oct 2026 (Aly West; Dan Burke and Alez Rohan).
Sunday — Traditional Irish Seisiun (Fiddler's Green Pub) at Hibernian Cultural Centre / Fiddler's Green Pub
4:00 PM · Every Sunday · Weekly Irish session, 4-7 PM, at Fiddler's Green Pub inside the Hibernian Cultural Centre — the venue advertises the weekly seisiun and WCUW's Sep 23, 2026 listing carries it.
Wednesday — Open Mic Night at Husky's at Husky's Pub
7:00 PM · Every Wednesday · Open mic at Husky's Pub on Park Ave, listed in WCUW 91.3 weekly listings (Feb 2026 edition; earlier editions name hosts Don Prange / Queen Jane).
Sunday — Acoustic Blues Jam with Charles Ketter at Husky's Pub
3:00 PM · Every Sunday · Acoustic blues jam hosted by Charles Ketter at Husky's Pub, per WCUW 91.3 Sunday listings (Sep and Oct 7, 2026 editions).
Friday, Saturday — Live Music at Wormtown (rotating local acts) at Wormtown Brewery
6:00 PM · Fridays & Saturdays · Wormtown's Shrewsbury Street taproom books live music weekly with rotating local acts in early-evening sets (~6-9 PM); the brewery confirms weekly live music and WCUW fall 2026 listings name taproom acts in those slots.
Saturday — Saturday Live Music at Greater Good at Greater Good Imperial Brewing
1:00 PM · Saturdays · Weekend live music at Greater Good Imperial Brewing, most often a Saturday afternoon set (~1 PM) and/or evening set with rotating acts, per venue profiles and WCUW weekly listings (e.g. Easy Season, Sat Oct 10, 2026).

Venues in Worcester

DCU Center
Downtown · Arena · 6 upcoming shows
The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts
Downtown · Venue · 2 upcoming shows
Mechanics Hall
Downtown · Venue · 15 upcoming shows
Tuckerman Hall
Salisbury Street · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Polar Park
Canal District · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Worcester Palladium
Downtown · Venue · 16 upcoming shows
Palladium Upstairs
Downtown · Bar / Club · 10 upcoming shows
Ralph's Rock Diner
Grove Street · Bar / Club · 0 upcoming shows
Vincent's
Green Island · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Steel & Wire Cocktail Lounge
Green Island · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Electric Haze
Green Island · Venue · 3 upcoming shows
The Ship Room at Hotel Vernon
Kelley Square · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Off The Rails
Downtown · Bar / Club · 8 upcoming shows
The Raven
Pleasant Street · Bar / Club · 1 upcoming show
Rascals
Webster Square · Bar / Club · 8 upcoming shows
Femme Bar
Green Island · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Hibernian Cultural Centre / Fiddler's Green Pub
Green Island · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Alden Memorial Hall (WPI)
College Hill · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
College of the Holy Cross — Prior Performing Arts Center
College Hill · Venue · 13 upcoming shows
Clark University — Razzo Hall, Traina Center
Main South · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
BrickBox Theater at JMAC
Downtown · Venue · 2 upcoming shows
Wormtown Brewery
Shrewsbury Street · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Greater Good Imperial Brewing
Greendale · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Husky's Pub
Park Avenue · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
The FrontRoom at WCUW
Main South · Venue · 10 upcoming shows
WAMS Works
College Hill · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Curtis Hall, Assumption University
Salisbury Street · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Trinity Lutheran Church
Salisbury Street · Venue · 1 upcoming show
First Unitarian Church of Worcester
Downtown · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Wachusett Brew Yard — Worcester
Green Island · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Nuovo Restaurant
Shrewsbury Street · Restaurant · 0 upcoming shows
Upton Community Center Upton
· Venue · 1 upcoming show
Firefly's BBQ
· Venue · 1 upcoming show
· Venue · 1 upcoming show